Category: Science

Campi Flegrei, a volcanic caldera near Naples, is speeding toward a transition, a new study suggests, but there are still a lot of questions as

About 400 years ago, beavers were hunted to extinction across Britain. Now they’re being reintroduced as little climate warriors, as communities harness their dam-building skills

Some Americans seem to be extra-alarmed about Ebola and hantavirus in the wake of COVID-19. But public health experts say they don’t expect another pandemic

Researchers identified a new species of box jellyfish and recorded a surprising range expansion for the Thai sea wasp after analyzing the morphology and DNA

Identifying children with early signs of type 1 diabetes makes a difference to their health. A new study suggests wider screening is effective.

A tall buoy with a rotating pair of eyes was supposed to scare birds away from caught fish. Like scarecrows, it didn’t work for long.

The newly described mosasaur Tylosaurus rex spanned up to 43 feet (13 meters) long and may have been one of the fiercest marine predators of

Two skeletons found in an embrace next to a 13th-century Polish cathedral were both women, an ancient DNA analysis confirms, but their relationship remains a

In the book “The Echoing Universe: How Radio Astronomy Helps Us See the Invisible Cosmos,” astrophysicist Emma Chapman describes the hidden corners of space that

NASA’s Psyche spacecraft completed its close approach of Mars on May 15, capturing images as it came within 2,864 miles (4,609 kilometers) of the planet’s

When she was a graduate student in the 1970s, the evolutionary biologist Kerstin Johannesson regularly walked the shores of a Swedish archipelago, scanning the ground

From special pens to earwax evaluations, a plethora of emerging diagnostics could one day be a major boon for people with the debilitating disease.

Differences in how the pyramid and surrounding soil vibrate, along with design choices, have protected the structure from earthquakes.

The Great Pyramid of Giza has survived for more than 4,600 years despite nearby earthquakes, and new research reveals why.